Intermediate exercise

Tuck Back Lever

  • Stability
  • Strength
  • Calisthenics

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Technique

How to perform Tuck Back Lever

  1. Take a secure grip on rings or a pull-up bar and move into an inverted hang with your knees tucked close to your chest.
  2. Keep your elbows straight and maintain the compact tuck.
  3. Lower your tucked body until your back is approximately horizontal and your chest faces the floor.
  4. Hold the position without bending the elbows or letting the hips fall out of the tuck.
  5. Return toward the inverted tuck under control, then use your controlled exit to the floor.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Anterior Deltoid, Pectoralis Major Sternocostal Head, Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head.

MuscleScoreRole
Anterior Deltoid1.0Target, Stabilizer
Rectus Abdominis0.4Stabilizer
Serratus Anterior0.4Stabilizer
Rectus Femoris0.3Stabilizer

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

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